Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 29:16

16 When the wicked are multiplied , transgression increaseth : but the righteous shall see their fall .

Or rather, are advanced, because this is opposed to their falling in the next clause; and so this Hebrew word is taken above, v. 2.

Sin and Sinners abound and grow impudent by impunity and the example and encouragement of such Rulers.

The destruction of such Transgressors, in due time.

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